The Longhorns defeated USC, 41-38, in the 2006 Rose Bowl Game, which also served as the Bowl Championship Series National Championship, overcoming a 12-point deficit with four minutes, three seconds to play.

Woodson made an interception in the end zone in Michigan's 21-16 victory over Washington State in the 1998 Rose Bowl Game.

West was part of the 17-member team from Washington & Jefferson that faced California in the 1922 Rose Bowl Game, the last to be played at Pasadena's Tournament Park. The Presidents used just 11 players, who all played the entire 60 minutes, in the Rose Bowl Game's only 0-0 tie.